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They made it, we host it<\/h3>\n
To help us understand the distribution and flow of water in the United States, the US Geological Survey and partners have created the National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution<\/a> (NHDPlus High Resolution).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1913602,"id":1913602,"title":"Users_Guide_Screen_Shot","filename":"Users_Guide_Screen_Shot-e1682300726112.png","filesize":664194,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Users_Guide_Screen_Shot-e1682300726112.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/water\/the-most-detailed-map-of-us-waters-that-youve-ever-seen\/users_guide_screen_shot","alt":"","author":"8942","description":"","caption":"","name":"users_guide_screen_shot","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1909452,"date":"2023-04-24 01:44:27","modified":"2023-04-24 01:44:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":300,"height":391,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Users_Guide_Screen_Shot-e1682300726112-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Users_Guide_Screen_Shot-e1682300726112-200x261.png","medium-width":200,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Users_Guide_Screen_Shot-e1682300726112.png","medium_large-width":300,"medium_large-height":391,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Users_Guide_Screen_Shot-e1682300726112.png","large-width":300,"large-height":391,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Users_Guide_Screen_Shot-e1682300726112.png","1536x1536-width":300,"1536x1536-height":391,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Users_Guide_Screen_Shot-e1682300726112.png","2048x2048-width":300,"2048x2048-height":391,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Users_Guide_Screen_Shot-e1682300705412-357x465.png","card_image-width":357,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Users_Guide_Screen_Shot-e1682300726112.png","wide_image-width":300,"wide_image-height":391}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/of\/2019\/1096\/ofr20191096.pdf"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" The National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution provides the most detailed map of the waters of the United States available. The user\u2019s guide<\/a> provides the details of how the data were created and ideas for how they can be used. <\/p>\n With over 32 million features,<\/strong> the NHDPlus High Resolution provides a detailed view of the nation\u2019s waters, complete with a rich set of attributes that enable you to create your own maps and use in analysis, filter, customize symbology, and configure pop-ups.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A streamlined version<\/a> of this incredible dataset is now available throughout the ArcGIS system in ArcGIS Living Atlas<\/a>.<\/p>\n With nearly 25 million rivers, streams, pipe lines<\/strong>, and other linear features, over 7 million lakes, ponds, reservoirs<\/strong>, wetlands<\/strong>, and other area features, and exciting new cartography<\/strong>, the new high resolution feature layer<\/a> is a significant advance over the previous version, which was based on the NHD Medium resolution<\/a> dataset, and had 3 million line features and less than a half million area features. Quite the difference in feature count!!!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"storymap","title":"","description":"","static":false,"storymap_url":"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/instant\/media\/index.html?appid=bc0f408bfdd4469b98b6fbe0c29d54b5&locale=en-US<\/a>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Use the slider to see the new, more detailed NHDPlus High Resolution feature layer<\/a> versus the previous version.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As you can imagine, all those additional features equate to more detail and ultimately a more accurate representation of our country\u2019s water ways. And who doesn\u2019t want a more accurate view of our planet?! This new layer contains so much more detail than the previous version, you may find yourself losing track of time as you pan around the country looking at how we have adapted and engineered our landscape in order to control water.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1918242,"id":1918242,"title":"NHD_AdaptedEngineered","filename":"NHD_AdaptedEngineered.png","filesize":6211487,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHD_AdaptedEngineered.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/water\/the-most-detailed-map-of-us-waters-that-youve-ever-seen\/nhd_adaptedengineered","alt":"Across the landscape, waterbodies reflect patterns of human development. On the left, the many straight lines reveal extensive engineering to drain lands in southern Louisiana while similar straight lines in the center map show the extensive irrigation systems that support the rich agricultural lands in California's central valley. 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On the left, the many straight lines reveal extensive engineering to drain lands in southern Louisiana while similar straight lines in the center map show the extensive irrigation systems that support the rich agricultural lands in California’s central valley. On the right, we see similar water systems that support agriculture along the Mississippi River in southeastern Missouri.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not only does this layer work in online maps and apps, you can add it to your map in ArcGIS Pro and use it as an input to Geoprocessing Tools. You can even add it to a 3D scene and create animations that enable you to tell stories about the distribution and movement of water. Check out this insightful map we made using the NHDPlus High Resolution layer in a 3D scene animation.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_7gp4kz4w","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" For more comparisons showcasing the NHDPlus High Resolution and historical dams, see the Before the Dams<\/a> StoryMap.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n The default symbology of the layer is inspired by the familiar and intuitive traditional topographic map style used in maps made by the US Geological Survey. The layer is designed to work well with a wide variety of basemaps including the topographic basemap, the human geography basemap, and this cool custom basemap<\/a> that was designed to highlight the layer. You will find that many Living Atlas layers are complemented by the new cartography, such as USA Croplands<\/a>, USA Federal Lands<\/a>, USA Protected Areas<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1918982,"id":1918982,"title":"NHDHighRes_Crops","filename":"NHDHighRes_Crops.jpg","filesize":792800,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Crops.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/water\/the-most-detailed-map-of-us-waters-that-youve-ever-seen\/nhdhighres_crops","alt":"The NHDPlus High Resolution layer displayed with USA Cropland reveals the relationship between Lake Walcott, Minidoka Dam, and fields of potatoes, alfalfa, barley and other crops in Southeastern Idaho.","author":"4911","description":"","caption":"","name":"nhdhighres_crops","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1909452,"date":"2023-04-27 19:40:07","modified":"2023-04-28 03:40:19","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1241,"height":879,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Crops-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Crops.jpg","medium-width":368,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Crops.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":544,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Crops.jpg","large-width":1241,"large-height":879,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Crops.jpg","1536x1536-width":1241,"1536x1536-height":879,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Crops.jpg","2048x2048-width":1241,"2048x2048-height":879,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Crops-657x465.jpg","card_image-width":657,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Crops.jpg","wide_image-width":1241,"wide_image-height":879}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Crops.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" The NHDPlus High Resolution<\/a> layer displayed with USA Cropland<\/a> reveals the relationship between Lake Walcott, Minidoka Dam, and fields of potatoes, alfalfa, barley and other crops in Southeastern Idaho.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While designing the symbology we faced a variety of challenges. The data has a high feature density that varies widely and like most water-related phenomenon it has many complex features.<\/p>\n In order to classify the lines appropriately, ephemeral and intermittent drainages were pulled out and symbolized with the classic hatched line. \u00a0Pipelines and non-network features were styled using a conscious use of color so that the viewer can differentiate them across the landscape at varying scales. \u00a0Streams and rivers were represented with an sequential blue palette along with a stroke size that increases and mimics their amount of mean annual flow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1917232,"id":1917232,"title":"NHDHighRes_Lines2023","filename":"NHDHighRes_Lines2023.png","filesize":4869962,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Lines2023.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/water\/the-most-detailed-map-of-us-waters-that-youve-ever-seen\/nhdhighres_lines2023","alt":"Lines are symbolized by annual flow in cubic feet per second and feature type for ephemeral, intermittent, non-network and pipelines.","author":"4911","description":"","caption":"","name":"nhdhighres_lines2023","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1909452,"date":"2023-04-26 20:43:16","modified":"2023-04-28 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Lines are symbolized by annual flow in cubic feet per second and feature type for ephemeral, intermittent, non-network and pipelines. <\/p>\n A neutral earth tone palette was used for the polygon features so that they would not overwhelm the map and also be pleasing and adaptable to many different light basemaps.\u00a0 By design, all of the polygons have an outline so you can detect even the smallest features when viewing the layer at the statewide level.\u00a0 Some of the polygon fills also attempt to evoke reality such as rapids with little blue dot bubbles, submerged streams with underground flowing dapples, and dams that are styled with light grey stripes to evoke a look of texturized cement.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1917242,"id":1917242,"title":"NHDHighRes_Polygons2023","filename":"NHDHighRes_Polygons2023.png","filesize":4603721,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NHDHighRes_Polygons2023.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/water\/the-most-detailed-map-of-us-waters-that-youve-ever-seen\/nhdhighres_polygons2023","alt":"Area feature symbols are modified from the familiar and intuitive USGS topographic map style and are based on the feature type attribute.","author":"4911","description":"","caption":"","name":"nhdhighres_polygons2023","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1909452,"date":"2023-04-26 20:43:49","modified":"2023-04-28 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Area feature symbols are modified from the familiar and intuitive USGS topographic map style and are based on the feature type attribute. <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" The line layer includes a key selection of attributes from NHDPlus. Feature Type<\/em> and Mean Annual Flow<\/em> are used for the default symbology. Other line layer attributes provide useful information including name, slope, mean annual velocity, minimum and maximum elevation, drainage area, stream level, stream order<\/em>, and drainage area.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n All of these attributes are available for analysis, and this layer can be used with GP tools. Clip out a piece for local analysis in Pro, or use it with the tools in ArcGIS Online. You can also apply filters, create your own symbology, and configure custom pop-ups. Importantly, the NHDPlus ID<\/em> field allows other information to be connected to specific waterbodies through a join.<\/p>\n The area layer is symbolized using the field Esri Symbology<\/em>. The field values are aggregated from the feature type field to reduce the number of unique classes and facilitate cartography. This is one way we have streamlined the service to achieve the best performance. (Watch for a future blog about other ways you can streamline your layers, coming soon!) Additional attributes include name, elevation<\/em>, and area<\/em>.<\/p>\n We are planning some follow-up blogs with a series of tips and tricks for working with this layer and others like it. We will also be at the Esri User Conference in July, showcasing great layers and datasets like the National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution. Big thanks to the USGS and everyone involved in creating this phenomenal and very useful national dataset.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":" Please remember to update any webmaps or apps that use the <\/em>\u00a0NHD map image layer<\/em><\/a>. The map image layer is in Mature Support and will be retired following our <\/em>Process for Deprecating Maps and Layers<\/em><\/a>. Our new NHDPlus High Resolution feature layer<\/a> provides greatly improved cartography, performance, and capabilities.<\/em><\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false}],"authors":[{"ID":8942,"user_firstname":"Rich","user_lastname":"Nauman","nickname":"RNauman","user_nicename":"rnauman","display_name":"Rich Nauman","user_email":"RNauman@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2019-02-11 19:37:13","user_description":"Rich was a member of Esri\u2019s ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World environment team.","user_avatar":"
\n<\/em><\/p>\nNow available in ArcGIS Living Atlas<\/h3>\n
Available throughout the ArcGIS System<\/h3>\n
New Cartography<\/h3>\n
Designing the Symbology<\/h3>\n
\n<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/p>\nRich Attributes<\/h3>\n
Stay Tuned for More<\/h3>\n
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"},{"ID":10472,"user_firstname":"Craig","user_lastname":"McCabe","nickname":"Craig McCabe","user_nicename":"cmccabe","display_name":"Craig McCabe","user_email":"CMcCabe@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2020-01-24 21:48:27","user_description":"Craig is a GIS Engineer, geologist, and geographer on the ArcGIS Living Atlas Environment team at Esri, with a passion for 3D visualization, analysis, and telling stories with data.","user_avatar":"
"},{"ID":4911,"user_firstname":"Caitlin","user_lastname":"Scopel","nickname":"Caitlin Scopel","user_nicename":"coscopel","display_name":"Caitlin Scopel","user_email":"CScopel@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:31","user_description":"Senior Project Manager for the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Environment Team. Caitlin works on projects that utilize environmental data from local, state, national and global institutions.","user_avatar":"
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